Shocking….Woman steals $900 from uncle , blows $600 on airtime

A Bulawayo woman was dragged to court for stealing more than $900 from her uncle’s bank account, blowing nearly $600 on airtime and the rest on electricity tokens.

The Chronicle reports that Sicelo Nkomo (20) of Nketa suburb transferred $976,30 from a bank account in the name of Mr Pinder Nkomo (68) of Entumbane suburb using her cell phone which was connected to the bank account.

Nkomo blew $579 on airtime and purchased Zesa tokens with the rest of the money, a court heard. Nkomo pleaded guilty to theft charges l.

“I used the airtime to call my friends and my sister. I bought electricity tokens because I was left at home alone with the children and we had no electricity,” said Nkomo.